Day 1: Left Chicago around 3 pm and arrived somewhere in Kentucky at 11:30 pm.
Day 2: Left Kentucky at about 7 am and arrived just past the Florida border at 10 pm
Day 3: Left hotel at about 8 am and arrived at Disney's All Star Movie Resort at about 11 am. Then we headed straight to the Magic Kingdom. My brother in law and family were due to arrive late afternoon and we were meeting them at the park. My Mother in law's friends booked a room for the night to see the kids and brought her grandchildren as well. My Mother in Law and Father in Law left and we all agreed to meet them for breakfast in the morning. Sophie rode space mountain and liked it! Ethan adored Buzz Lightyear. Here are Sophie and Ethan on the monorail for the first time. I LOVE the picture of Sophie. She was in awe and SO excited, especially when seeing the castle. Then it poured as soon as we entered.
Sorry for the sideways pics. Photobucket is taking too long to edit.
Day 4: We had breakfast and the kids swam while my mom and I went to walmart. That was a bad trip. It was so far and took too long. When we got back, the visiting family was ready to leave, so we took some pictures and then headed to Animal Kingdom for the day. Personally, Animal Kingdom isn't my favorite park, but it was OK. It was super hot and didn't rain at all. Biggest mistake was made this day. We took the kids into the Bug's Life 3D movie. They were fine for 1/2 of it and then it got REALLY scary. I mean terrifying. Ethan was crawling up Scott, Sophie was SCREAMING in terror. They were literally traumatized. For the rest of the week Ethan wouldn't sit in a 3D movie. I felt SO bad. So word to the wise, don't see that with the little ones. I've heard the Stitch thing at Magic Kingdom is similar. Then they both freaked on the River Rapid ride too, but I think there was residue of fear left within that. We rode Everest which I LOVED LOVED LOVED!!! Dinner was at Tusker House which we all really liked. We missed the Safari and planned to do it the next morning. My mom, Griffin, Ethan, and I went back to the hotel (my mom got REALLY sick from Everest) and E and I went swimming. The kids on the drums are Laurana and Anika (my neices).
Day 5: We went back to Animal Kingdom for the safari then high tailed it back to Magic Kingdom where we would meet everyone at Cinderella's Castle for dinner later. Sophie had an appointment at Bibbity Bobbity Boutique, in Cinderella's Castle She was on the verge of a tantrum, not wanting to leave her cousins. Once we got there, she was very overwhelmed, but literally shaking with excitement. We ran while my mom, Scott and the boys walked and checked bags, etc. Sophie decided on the princess hair do (this was her bday present). My mom came in and asked in a whisper which dress she would like. We had planned on bringing her Cinderella dress, but she had an accident on it around Halloween and the smell wouldn't come out. Sophie was admiring the Belle dress, and my mom got it. The worker there told Sophie that Tinkerbell left a surprise for her and led her to a dressing room where the dress hung. Sophie was trembling. She was SO excited. So she put it on and we decided to surprise daddy who was watching a show out front. We put the apron on her and the lady did her hair. Daddy came in halfway through and then unveiled her. It was quite the moment. I was holding back tears. For the past two days we saw girls who kind of looked ridiculous with their hair, etc. but Sophie really did look like a princess. All day people were commenting about how adorable she was and asking about the makeover. We will definitely do it again next time. It was too fun. The rest of the day was super. We at at Cinderella's castle (it was a character meal). Then we stayed and went on more rides. My mom and Griff went back to the hotel and Sophie and Ethan crashed in the stroller. The rest of us enjoyed the short lines and got on everything we missed.
I didn't like the eye makeup and it was pretty much gone right afterwards. Would request for no eye makeup next time. Too pagaenty.
Day 6: We went to Hollywood studios. Two highlights were the Toy Story ride and Hollywood and Vine Character Lunch. The kids LOVED it. We had front row for High School Musical presentation and the guy gave Sophie the streamers which she was THRILLED about! Griff and my mom went back early and we all hung around. It poured for most of the day, but was a beautiful evening. We stumbled upon a dance party in the playhouse Disney place. This was not on the schedule or anything so we were lucky. There were about 50 kids in the room and all the characters started coming out! We spent about an hour basically with all the characters at our finger tips. The kids got lots of individual attention, etc. Our camera batteries were out! Got NO pictures.
Day 7: Epcot. It poured and poured on this day. It was honestly miserable. Luckily, my mom stayed back and did laundry or she would have been awful with her knee. We got on Soarin' (Sophie was in LOVE) and some other things. We had lunch at the Garden Grill (character). We went back to the hotel for naps, etc. Sophie crashed out at about 6:30 and Ethan wasn't far behind.
Day 8: Magic Kingdom in the morning, Epcot in the evening. We went on the rides with the kids we didn't get to before. Sophie was chosen to participate in Woody's show. No camera! We went to an Italian Restaurant at Epcot for dinner which was spectacular. Scott took the kids, and my mom, Griff and I went shopping at Epcot. We met up for Test Track (Sophie loved it) and saw illuminations. Then we headed back.
Day 9: Went swimming, packed up, and took pics of the hotel. We left at around 3 pm and stopped in Georgia at around 11 pm. We were at the Dalmations section but loved Toy Story area!
Day 10: Spent 16 hours in the car, and arrived home late. LOVED our trip. Planning to go back soon. If you got this far, you ROCK. Here are some bonus pics (
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Day 2: Left Kentucky at about 7 am and arrived just past the Florida border at 10 pm
Day 3: Left hotel at about 8 am and arrived at Disney's All Star Movie Resort at about 11 am. Then we headed straight to the Magic Kingdom. My brother in law and family were due to arrive late afternoon and we were meeting them at the park. My Mother in law's friends booked a room for the night to see the kids and brought her grandchildren as well. My Mother in Law and Father in Law left and we all agreed to meet them for breakfast in the morning. Sophie rode space mountain and liked it! Ethan adored Buzz Lightyear. Here are Sophie and Ethan on the monorail for the first time. I LOVE the picture of Sophie. She was in awe and SO excited, especially when seeing the castle. Then it poured as soon as we entered.
Sorry for the sideways pics. Photobucket is taking too long to edit.
Day 4: We had breakfast and the kids swam while my mom and I went to walmart. That was a bad trip. It was so far and took too long. When we got back, the visiting family was ready to leave, so we took some pictures and then headed to Animal Kingdom for the day. Personally, Animal Kingdom isn't my favorite park, but it was OK. It was super hot and didn't rain at all. Biggest mistake was made this day. We took the kids into the Bug's Life 3D movie. They were fine for 1/2 of it and then it got REALLY scary. I mean terrifying. Ethan was crawling up Scott, Sophie was SCREAMING in terror. They were literally traumatized. For the rest of the week Ethan wouldn't sit in a 3D movie. I felt SO bad. So word to the wise, don't see that with the little ones. I've heard the Stitch thing at Magic Kingdom is similar. Then they both freaked on the River Rapid ride too, but I think there was residue of fear left within that. We rode Everest which I LOVED LOVED LOVED!!! Dinner was at Tusker House which we all really liked. We missed the Safari and planned to do it the next morning. My mom, Griffin, Ethan, and I went back to the hotel (my mom got REALLY sick from Everest) and E and I went swimming. The kids on the drums are Laurana and Anika (my neices).
Day 5: We went back to Animal Kingdom for the safari then high tailed it back to Magic Kingdom where we would meet everyone at Cinderella's Castle for dinner later. Sophie had an appointment at Bibbity Bobbity Boutique, in Cinderella's Castle She was on the verge of a tantrum, not wanting to leave her cousins. Once we got there, she was very overwhelmed, but literally shaking with excitement. We ran while my mom, Scott and the boys walked and checked bags, etc. Sophie decided on the princess hair do (this was her bday present). My mom came in and asked in a whisper which dress she would like. We had planned on bringing her Cinderella dress, but she had an accident on it around Halloween and the smell wouldn't come out. Sophie was admiring the Belle dress, and my mom got it. The worker there told Sophie that Tinkerbell left a surprise for her and led her to a dressing room where the dress hung. Sophie was trembling. She was SO excited. So she put it on and we decided to surprise daddy who was watching a show out front. We put the apron on her and the lady did her hair. Daddy came in halfway through and then unveiled her. It was quite the moment. I was holding back tears. For the past two days we saw girls who kind of looked ridiculous with their hair, etc. but Sophie really did look like a princess. All day people were commenting about how adorable she was and asking about the makeover. We will definitely do it again next time. It was too fun. The rest of the day was super. We at at Cinderella's castle (it was a character meal). Then we stayed and went on more rides. My mom and Griff went back to the hotel and Sophie and Ethan crashed in the stroller. The rest of us enjoyed the short lines and got on everything we missed.
I didn't like the eye makeup and it was pretty much gone right afterwards. Would request for no eye makeup next time. Too pagaenty.
Day 6: We went to Hollywood studios. Two highlights were the Toy Story ride and Hollywood and Vine Character Lunch. The kids LOVED it. We had front row for High School Musical presentation and the guy gave Sophie the streamers which she was THRILLED about! Griff and my mom went back early and we all hung around. It poured for most of the day, but was a beautiful evening. We stumbled upon a dance party in the playhouse Disney place. This was not on the schedule or anything so we were lucky. There were about 50 kids in the room and all the characters started coming out! We spent about an hour basically with all the characters at our finger tips. The kids got lots of individual attention, etc. Our camera batteries were out! Got NO pictures.
Day 7: Epcot. It poured and poured on this day. It was honestly miserable. Luckily, my mom stayed back and did laundry or she would have been awful with her knee. We got on Soarin' (Sophie was in LOVE) and some other things. We had lunch at the Garden Grill (character). We went back to the hotel for naps, etc. Sophie crashed out at about 6:30 and Ethan wasn't far behind.
Day 8: Magic Kingdom in the morning, Epcot in the evening. We went on the rides with the kids we didn't get to before. Sophie was chosen to participate in Woody's show. No camera! We went to an Italian Restaurant at Epcot for dinner which was spectacular. Scott took the kids, and my mom, Griff and I went shopping at Epcot. We met up for Test Track (Sophie loved it) and saw illuminations. Then we headed back.
Day 9: Went swimming, packed up, and took pics of the hotel. We left at around 3 pm and stopped in Georgia at around 11 pm. We were at the Dalmations section but loved Toy Story area!
Day 10: Spent 16 hours in the car, and arrived home late. LOVED our trip. Planning to go back soon. If you got this far, you ROCK. Here are some bonus pics (
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